I had the opportunity to attend the Crucible, which was a play put on at the college. This was the first college play I have ever been to, and wasn't quite sure what to expect. this play happened very up close and personal. The seating was "on stage seating" meaning we sat on the stage they were preforming on. We were so close that we could see the spit coming out of peoples mouths as the yelled at each other ( it was a very loud play according to me).
The story of the Crucible is of the Salem Witch trials. The daughter and nice of a preacher along with several other young girls were caught dance in the forest, and were accused of congering spirits. A couple of the girls were overcome by an unseen force which led the village to believe that there was witchcraft involved. however the girls denied it and lied through their teeth all because little Abigael Williams was infatuated with Jon Proctor.
the case grew and grew until there were other priests involved and the law. Innocent people were hung because of these lies that were told. The whole time I was just getting so frustrated because of the hasty judgments and unproven theories.
I left the play feeling weird and upset because of the way it all turned out and all the innocent people that died.
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I'm glad you got a chance to attend the play. It was a little frustrating to realize how primative and hasty justice was back then. I chose to attend on Thursday because the college plays always have talk back on the second Thursday of their plays. (That's when the cast stays after the play and the audience can ask questions or make comments.) Each of the charaters in the play was based on a real historical figure. It was interesting that all of the cast members researched their character before beginning rehearsals in this play. They were able to get a real personal feeling from their role and it showed, I think, in their performances. What a sad and unfortunate piece of history. This play was written during what some referred to as the McCarthy Era. This refers to the more modern "witch hunt" of communists during the 50's (I think). It's all fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThe play also left me feeling a little peculiar in respect that it's unbelievable how quickly things get out of control and how wreckless people can get with the amount of power they're given. Crazy!